CriticalAreaDeterminationCITY OF EDMONDS
121 5t" Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
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3/31/2020
REES JASON W & HEATHER B
736 FIR ST
EDMONDS, WA 98020-6622
Subject: Critical Areas Determination (CRA2020-0052)
Site Address: 736 FIR ST
Dear Applicant/Owner,
Please find the enclosed critical area determination for the Critical Areas Checklist you
submitted to the City of Edmonds Planning Division. The critical area determination for your
property is "STUDY REQUIRED." Note that this determination is a site -specific determination
and not a project -specific determination.
If the critical area determination is "STUDY REQUIRED," additional critical areas information or
critical areas specific studies may be required for development or alteration of your property
depending on the location of the activity. "WAIVER" means no further critical area review is
required for development or alteration of your property.
If you have any questions regarding this critical area determination, please contact the planner
on duty at 425.771.0220.
Regards,
AMBER GROLL
Planning Division
Development Services Department
Enc: Critical Area Determination
CITY OF EDMONDS
121 5ch Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
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Critical Area Determination (CRA2020-0052)
Based on a review and inspection of the subject site, staff has determined that one or more
critical areas are located on or near the site. Critical areas are ecologically sensitive or
hazardous areas that are protected in order to maintain their functions and values.
Site Location
736 FIR ST
Tax Account Number
00619401000101
Property Owner
REES JASON W & HEATHER B
Applicant
Critical Area(s) Present
❑ Wetlands (ECDC 23.50): NA
❑ Frequently Flooded Areas (ECDC 23.70): NA
❑ Geologically Hazardous Areas (ECDC 23.80)
❑ Erosion Hazard Areas: Yes
❑ Landslide Hazard Areas: NA
❑ Seismic Hazard Areas: NA
❑ Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (ECDC 23.90)
❑ Mapped Fish & Wildlife Habitat: NA
❑ Streams: NA
Site Description
During review and inspection of the subject site, it was found that the site contains and is adjacent to
critical areas, specifically Erosion Hazard Areas pursuant to Chapter 23.80 of the Edmonds Community
Development Code (ECDC).
The subject property lies at the southwest corner of Fir Street and 8th Avenue South. There is an existing
rockery separating the adjacent property to the west. The site slopes upward from the west towards the
existing single-family dwelling and side yard at an average slope of 20% to 34%, according to City LiDAR
data. The portion the site from the single-family home to the eastern property line is relatively level.
Soils on the subject site are identified as Alderwood Urban land complex, 2-8% slopes and 8-15% slopes,
according to the Snohomish County Soil Survey. Slopes of 15-percent or greater are considered Erosion
Hazard Areas.
What does this mean?
The critical area regulations are only triggered when an alteration is proposed to a critical area or
its buffer. However, once an alteration in or near critical area is proposed, critical area studies and
City review and approval may be required.
What is an `Alteration'?
According to Section 23.40.005 of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC):
"Alteration" means any human -induced action which changes the existing conditions of a critical
area or its buffer. Alterations include, but are not limited to: grading, filling; dredging; draining;
channelizing; cutting, pruning, limbing or topping, clearing, relocating or removing vegetation;
applying herbicides or pesticides or any hazardous or toxic substance; discharging pollutants;
paving, construction, application of gravel; modifying for surface water management purposes;
or any other human activity that changes the existing landforms, vegetation, hydrology, wildlife
or wildlife habitat value of critical areas.
AMBER GROLLd�d r
Name, Title
3/31/2020
Cited sections of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) can be found at
http://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Edmonds
Environmentally Critical Areas General Provisions (ECDC 23.40)
Wetlands (ECDC 23.50)
Frequently Flooded Areas (ECDC 23.70)
Geologically Hazardous Areas (ECDC 23.80)
Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (ECDC 23.90)
Building permits — Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Areas (ECDC 19.10)
Date
City of Edmonds GIS map tool with approximate location of critical areas: http://maps.edmondswo.gov
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Critical Areas File #:_ l 0- ZPZO — �M
❑ Initial Determination - $110
Subsequent Determination - $55
Date Received:
Date Mailed to Applicant:
The purpose of this checklist is to enable City staff to
determine whether any critical areas and/or buffers are
located on or adjacent to the subject property. Critical
areas, such as wetlands, streams and steep slopes, are
ecologically sensitive or hazardous areas that are
regulated to protect their functions and values. The City's
critical area regulations are contained within Edmonds
Community Development Code (ECDC) Chapters 23.40
through 23.90.
Property Owner's Authorization
City of Edmonds
Development Services Department
Planning Division
Phone: 425.771.0220
www.edmondswa.gov
A property owner. or an authorized representative, must
fill out the checklist, sign and date it, and submit it to the
City. Staff vrill review the checklist, conduct a site visit,
and make a determination of whether there are critical
areas and/or critical area buffers on or near the site. If a
"Critical Area Present" determination is issued, a report
addressing the applicable critical area requirements of
ECDC Chapters 23.40 through 23.90 may be required
depending on the scope of the proposed activity.
By my signature, I certify that the information and exhibits herewith submitted are true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and grant my permission for the public officials and the staff of the City of Edmonds to enter the subject
property for the purposes of inspection attendant to this application. The undersigned owner, and his/herlits heirs, and
assigns, in consideration on the processing of the application agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold the City of
Edmonds harmless from any and all damages, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from any action or infraction
based in whole or part upon false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete information furnished by the applicant, his/her/its
agents or employees.
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Site Information
1. Site Address/Location: -73 G F l R STREET EDMC)MM WA g8O2-O
2. Property Tax Account Number: Oc 6 t q 4 01600 101
3. Approximate Site Size (acres or square feet): '7 540 SF
4. Is this site currently developed? 9 Yes ❑ No
If yes, how is the site developed? 5 11Q6LE FAMI L`d RES I DEt icle
5. Describe the general site topography. Check all that apply.
9 Flat to Rolling. No slope on/ to the site or slopes generally less than 15% (a vertical
rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 66-feet).
l� Moderate: Slopes present on/adjacent to site of more than 15% and less than 40% (a vertical
rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 25 to 66-feet).
❑ Steep: Slopes of greater than 40% present on/ adjacent to site (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a
horizontal distance of less than 25-feet).
6. Have there been landslides on or near the site in the past? ❑ Yes X No
If yes, please describe:
7. Site contains areas of year-round standing water? ❑ Yes (approx. depth: ) X No
8. Site contains areas of seasonal standing water? ❑ Yes (approx. depth: } X No
If yes, what season(s) of the year?
9. Site is in the floodway or floodplain of a water course? ❑ Floodway ❑ Floodplain
10. Site contains a creek or an area where water flows across the grounds surface? ❑ Yes KNo
If yes, are flows year-round or seasonal? ❑ Year-round ❑ Seasonal (time of year: )
11. Obvious wetland is present on site? ❑ Yes % No
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